Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the fifth volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited by Olive Beaupre Miller, contained the best in children's literature, stories, poems and nursery rhymes. They progressed in difficulty through the different volumes. (Summary by Maria Therese)
Chapters
1 The Bugle Song 1 min 2 Una and the Red Cross Knight, Part 1 37 min 3 Una and the Red Cross Knight, Part 2 39 min 4 Ye Merry Doinges of Robin Hood, Part 1 23 min 5 Ye Merry Doinges of Robin Hood, Part 2 22 min 6 Under the Greenwood Tree 1 min 7 The Emperor's New Clothes 10 min 8 The Story of Alfred, the Saxon 16 min 9 A Hymn of Alfred's 1 min 10 The Surprising Adventures of Don Quixote of La Mancha 32 min 11 Wolfert Weber, or Golden Dreams: A Tale of Old New York, Part 1 35 min 12 Wolfert Weber, or Golden Dreams: A Tale of Old New York, Part 2 27 min 13 Wolfert Weber, or Golden Dreams: A Tale of Old New York, Part 3 26 min 14 The Two Pilgrims 37 min 15 The New Colossus 2 min 16 The Melting Pot, Part 1 32 min 17 The Melting Pot, Part 2 21 min 18 The Melting Pot, Part 3 22 min 19 Stanzas on Freedom 1 min 20 An Address to New-Made Citizens 5 min 21 Coaly-Bay, the Outlaw Horse 19 min 22 Richard Feverel and the Hay-Rick, Part 1 31 min 23 Richard Feverel and the Hay-Rick, Part 2 35 min 24 Snow-Bound 3 min 25 Winter Neighbors 19 min 26 Trees 1 min 27 Mr. Hampden's Shipwreck 33 min 28 A Christmas Song at Sea 1 min 29 Gathering Song of Donuil Dui 1 min 30 Robert Bruce, Scotland's Hero 17 min 31 Bannockburn: Robert Bruce's Address to His Army 2 min 32 The Legend of William Tell 10 min 33 Joseph and His Brethren 14 min 34 The Story of Roland, A Song of Deeds 16 min 35 Joan of Arc 20 min 36 A Tale of the Cid and His Daughters 22 min 37 A Perfect Knight 2 min 38 Sir Beaumains, the Kitchen Knight 24 min 39 Opportunity 2 min 40 Frithjof, the Viking 57 min 41 Kalevala, Land of Heroes 33 min 42 White Aster 20 min 43 The Exile of Rama 35 min 44 Cuchulan, the Irish Hound 42 min 45 How Beowulf Delivered Heorot 21 min 46 The Homecoming of Ulysses 27 min 47 A Story of Rustem, the Hero of Persia 25 min
